No 27380, Friday Oct 25, 2024 NYT Crossword by Alex Murphy

Across Clues :

1. Hearty, 7. Suck up, 13. "This cannot be stressed enough …", 15. Fairly, 16. Cello parts are written in it, 18. Occasionally censored part of the 12-Down, 19. Quarterback's stat: Abbr., 20. Canned liquid rich in essential fatty acids, 22. Broadway's Salonga, 23. Lowry who wrote "The Giver", 25. Work out, 26. Where the lions sleep tonight, presumably, 27. Concoct, with "up", 29. Go through, 30. One of the "Hollywood Chrises", 31. Flawless display of technique, 34. Dog's post-surgery wear, familiarly, 35. Head cold?, 36. Play place, 37. "It was news to me," in online shorthand, 38. Take in, 42. Concessions, 43. Some compost bin detritus, 45. Iconic role for Frank Oz, 46. Main ingredient of the Puerto Rican dessert piragua, 47. Compounds in tea and wine, 49. It's a no., 50. Fonda's co-star on "Grace and Frankie", 52. Another name for C##, 54. Yo-yos, 55. Mount Rushmore's makeup, 56. What might be included in an act of congress, 57. Scandinavian capital

Friday Oct 25, 2024 NYT Crossword

Down Clues :

1. Bawdy, 2. Podium figure, 3. Closest confidant, informally, 4. High times, 5. Sunni or Shia, e.g., 6. Bone connected to the fibula, 7. Nickname for an early 2000s governor of California, 8. Flake, 9. Indy label, 10. "Come on, that's just ridiculous", 11. Lets up, 12. See 18-Across, 14. Perfect score, 17. Misleading cognate, like the German "Gift" which actually means "poison", 21. What hucksters may be guilty of, 24. Ethnic minority in New Zealand, 26. It'll make you laugh, it'll make you cry, 28. Fever pitch, 30. Square, 32. Kamala Harris, once: Abbr., 33. "Guerrillero Heroico" subject, familiarly, 34. Timesaver for a breakfast chef, 35. Male protocol popularized by "How I Met Your Mother", 36. "Currently …", 39. Tylenol alternative, 40. Conceptualize, 41. Like firstborn children vis-à-vis second-born children, statistically, 43. Violet variety, 44. Tone of many tweets, 47. "La Clemenza di ___" (Mozart opera), 48. Have the lead, 51. Fate, 53. ___ Show 'Em No Mercy (card game variant)

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 25, 2024

Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Hearty. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ROBUST

  Possible Answer : robust, full-bodied, racy, rich

  Possible Opposite Answer : frail




• The clue is 7. Suck up. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ABSORB

  Possible Answer : sop_up, suck_up, imbibe, plunge, take_up, take_over, steep, assimilate, immerse, suck, soak_up, occupy, engulf, engage, engross, draw, ingest, absorb, take_in

  Possible Opposite Answer : emit




• The clue is 13. "This cannot be stressed enough …". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: IREPEAT




• The clue is 15. Fairly. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: RATHER

  Possible Answer : rather, sooner, quite, preferably, sort_of, kinda, kind_of, instead




• The clue is 16. Cello parts are written in it. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: BASSCLEF




• The clue is 18. Occasionally censored part of the 12-Down. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: NIPPLE

  Possible Answer : pap, mamilla, nipple, mammilla, tit, teat




• The clue is 19. Quarterback's stat: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ATT




• The clue is 20. Canned liquid rich in essential fatty acids. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: TUNAOIL




• The clue is 22. Broadway's Salonga. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: LEA

  Possible Answer : ley, grazing_land, pasture, lea, pastureland




• The clue is 23. Lowry who wrote "The Giver". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: LOIS




• The clue is 25. Work out. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SOLVE

  Possible Answer : resolve, work_out, puzzle_out, clear, figure_out, lick, work, solve




• The clue is 26. Where the lions sleep tonight, presumably. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: DENS

  Possible Answer : hideaway, den, lair, hideout




• The clue is 27. Concoct, with "up". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: DREAM

  Possible Answer : woolgather, dreaming, ambition, dream, daydream, pipe_dream, stargaze, aspiration




• The clue is 29. Go through. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: USE

  Possible Answer : habit, exercise, economic_consumption, function, consumption, usage, utilise, utilization, utilize, manipulation, usance, habituate, practice, enjoyment, purpose, employ, use, expend, use_of_goods_and_services, employment, role, utilisation, apply




• The clue is 30. One of the "Hollywood Chrises". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: PRATT




• The clue is 31. Flawless display of technique. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: MASTERCLASS




• The clue is 34. Dog's post-surgery wear, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: CONEOFSHAME




• The clue is 35. Head cold?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: BRAINFREEZE




• The clue is 36. Play place. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ARENA

  Possible Answer : scene_of_action, arena, field, area, domain, sports_stadium, bowl, sphere, orbit, stadium




• The clue is 37. "It was news to me," in online shorthand. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: TIL




• The clue is 38. Take in. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ADMIT

  Possible Answer : take, accommodate, take_on, hold, admit, intromit, accept, acknowledge, allow_in, include, allow, let_in

  Possible Opposite Answer : exclude, reject, deny




• The clue is 42. Concessions. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SOPS

  Possible Answer : douse, drench, standard_operating_procedure, dowse, sop, soak_through, souse, standard_procedure, soak, sops, standing_operating_procedure, SOP




• The clue is 43. Some compost bin detritus. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: PEELS

  Possible Answer : strip_down, pare, peel_off, uncase, unclothe, Robert_Peel, Peel, strip, disrobe, flake_off, flake, peel, Sir_Robert_Peel, discase, skin, undress

  Possible Opposite Answer : dress




• The clue is 45. Iconic role for Frank Oz. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: YODA




• The clue is 46. Main ingredient of the Puerto Rican dessert piragua. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ICE

  Possible Answer : frosting, trash, glass, frost, water_ice, crank, Methedrine, ice, methamphetamine, frappe, chalk, deoxyephedrine, ice-skating_rink, meth, ICE, ice_rink, shabu, sparkler, methamphetamine_hydrochloride, chicken_feed, icing, internal-combustion_engine




• The clue is 47. Compounds in tea and wine. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: TANNINS

  Possible Answer : tannic_acid, tannin




• The clue is 49. It's a no.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: TEL




• The clue is 50. Fonda's co-star on "Grace and Frankie". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: TOMLIN




• The clue is 52. Another name for C##. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: DNATURAL




• The clue is 54. Yo-yos. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: IDIOTS

  Possible Answer : cretin, idiot, half-wit, imbecile, retard, changeling, moron




• The clue is 55. Mount Rushmore's makeup. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: GRANITE

  Possible Answer : granite




• The clue is 56. What might be included in an act of congress. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SEXTOY




• The clue is 57. Scandinavian capital. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: KRONER

  Possible Answer : Norwegian_krone, Danish_krone, krone

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Bawdy. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: RIBALD

  Possible Answer: off-color, bawdy, ribald

• The clue is 2. Podium figure. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ORATOR

  Possible Answer: rhetorician, speechifier, orator, public_speaker, speechmaker

• The clue is 3. Closest confidant, informally. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: BESTIE

• The clue is 4. High times. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: UPS

  Possible Answer: up

• The clue is 5. Sunni or Shia, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SECT

  Possible Answer: sect, religious_order, religious_sect, faction

• The clue is 6. Bone connected to the fibula. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: TALUS

  Possible Answer: astragal, scree, astragalus, talus, anklebone

• The clue is 7. Nickname for an early 2000s governor of California. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ARNIE

• The clue is 8. Flake. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: BAIL

  Possible Answer: bail, bail_bond, bond

• The clue is 9. Indy label. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: STP

  Possible Answer: s.t.p., STP

• The clue is 10. "Come on, that's just ridiculous". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: OHPLEASE

• The clue is 11. Lets up. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: RELENTS

  Possible Answer: yield, relent, soften

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand

• The clue is 12. See 18-Across. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: BREAST

  Possible Answer: knocker, titty, front, white_meat, breast, summit, bosom, boob, tit, chest

• The clue is 14. Perfect score. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: TENOUTOFTEN

• The clue is 17. Misleading cognate, like the German "Gift" which actually means "poison". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: FALSEFRIEND

• The clue is 21. What hucksters may be guilty of. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: OVERSELLING

• The clue is 24. Ethnic minority in New Zealand. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: SAMOANS

  Possible Answer: Samoan

• The clue is 26. It'll make you laugh, it'll make you cry. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: DRAMEDY

• The clue is 28. Fever pitch. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: MANIA

  Possible Answer: cacoethes, manic_disorder, passion, mania

• The clue is 30. Square. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: PLAZA

  Possible Answer: shopping_mall, shopping_center, mall, piazza, place, shopping_centre, center, plaza

• The clue is 32. Kamala Harris, once: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: SEN

  Possible Answer: sen

• The clue is 33. "Guerrillero Heroico" subject, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: CHE

• The clue is 34. Timesaver for a breakfast chef. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: CREPEMIX

• The clue is 35. Male protocol popularized by "How I Met Your Mother". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: BROCODE

• The clue is 36. "Currently …". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ASITIS

• The clue is 39. Tylenol alternative. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: MOTRIN

  Possible Answer: ibuprofen, Motrin, Nuprin, Advil, isobutylphenyl_propionic_acid

• The clue is 40. Conceptualize. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: IDEATE

  Possible Answer: imagine, envisage, ideate, conceive_of

• The clue is 41. Like firstborn children vis-à-vis second-born children, statistically. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: TALLER

  Possible Answer: marvellous, improbable, grandiloquent, tall, marvelous, magniloquent

  Possible Opposite Answer : short

• The clue is 43. Violet variety. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: PANSY

  Possible Answer: fag, queen, pouf, Milquetoast, fagot, nance, poove, pantywaist, sissy, faggot, fairy, milksop, queer, pansy, poof, Viola_tricolor_hortensis

• The clue is 44. Tone of many tweets. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SNARK

• The clue is 47. "La Clemenza di ___" (Mozart opera). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: TITO

  Possible Answer: Josip_Broz, Tito, Marshal_Tito

• The clue is 48. Have the lead. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: STAR

  Possible Answer: adept, prima, wiz, maven, asterisk, hotshot, mavin, principal, leading, starring, headliner, virtuoso, champion, stellar, ace, genius, wizard, superstar, sensation, whizz, star, star_topology, lead, whiz

• The clue is 51. Fate. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: LOT

  Possible Answer: mint, lot, bunch, circumstances, passel, fate, pile, mountain, fortune, mete_out, mess, tidy_sum, batch, shell_out, mass, mickle, muckle, spate, dole_out, circle, administer, dish_out, deal_out, heap, deal, pot, quite_a_little, wad, caboodle, stack, great_deal, portion, allot, raft, slew, draw, destiny, Lot, plenty, peck, good_deal, flock, hatful, set, distribute, band, sight, luck, parcel_out, dispense

• The clue is 53. ___ Show 'Em No Mercy (card game variant). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: UNO

LA 0905 Thursday Sep 05, 2024 Crossword Clues with Answers Hints

LA Times Crosswords | September 05, 2024

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LA Times Crossword September 05, 2024 

Across Clues

• 1. From downtown, maybe: URBAN
• 6. Dream team member?: MVP
• 9. Mammal with a prehensile snout: TAPIR
• 14. Sporty car: COUPE
• 15. Avian Tootsie Pop mascot: OWL
• 16. Counters of yore: ABACI
• 17. Tons o’: LOTTA
• 18. Jazz org.: NBA
• 19. Like some comic-con attendees: CAPED
• 20. QB’s throw: ATT
• 21. Action by the Fed: RATE CUT
• 24. Commercials: ADS
• 25. Angus animal: COW
• 27. Growers in a grove: TREES
• 28. “Well, ya see … ”: ERM …
• 29. Simple path: LANE
• 30. Insurance company with a purple heart logo: AETNA
• 31. Hobart hoppers: ROOS
• 33. Getting hangry, maybe: UNFED
• 35. Ctrl-__-Del: ALT
• 36. Solve, as a problem: CRACK
• 37. Lady: GAL
• 38. Let loose: UNLEASH
• 41. Greek X: CHI
• 42. Parisian palace: ELYSEE
• 44. Big name in competitive eating?: NATHAN
• 46. “Welp, what can you do?”: ALAS
• 48. Solemn vow: OATH
• 49. 58-Across of a social crafting event: QUILTING BEE
• 52. Unit of magnetic induction: GAUSS
• 54. Poetic preposition: ERE
• 55. Color-blending technique: OMBRE
• 58. Seeming flaw that’s intentional: A FEATURE, NOT A BUG
• 61. “Succession” cousin: GREG
• 62. Coop up, say: PEN IN
• 63. Rowlands of “The Notebook”: GENA
• 64. Feeling yesterday’s workout: SORE
• 65. Briquettes: COALS
• 66. Tagged, say: IDED

Down Clues

• 1. Campus near Sunset Blvd.: UCLA
• 2. Endodontic therapy: ROOT CANAL
• 3. 58-Across of some jeans: BUTTON FLY
• 4. Spot-on: APT
• 5. In the neighborhood: NEAR
• 6. City named for the hill it surrounds: MONTREAL
• 7. 58-Across of the German auto industry: VW BEETLE
• 8. Organ that nourishes a fetus: PLACENTA
• 9. Diplomatic skill: TACT
• 10. Therapy for some individuals with autism, for short: ABA
• 11. 58-Across of 1990s rock: PAPA ROACH
• 12. Cold, chocolaty cafe order: ICED MOCHA
• 13. Frees (of): RIDS
• 22. __ glance: AT A
• 23. MA and PA home: USA
• 26. Hardly huge: WEE
• 28. Blunder: ERR
• 29. Supine winter sport: LUGE
• 32. Smartphone case: SKIN
• 34. Competitor who may be put through the paces?: DUELIST
• 36. Customer service agent unlikely to pass a captcha test: CHATBOT
• 39. National Book Award winner Shusterman: NEAL
• 40. Hitch: SNAG
• 43. McMuffin option: SAUSAGE
• 45. Crèche trio: THE MAGI
• 47. Sound system: STEREO
• 48. Result of achieving a goal?: ONE-NIL
• 49. Part of LGBTQ: QUEER
• 50. Humanitarian Sendler recognized by Yad Vashem: IRENA
• 51. Receded: EBBED
• 52. Funny bits: GAGS
• 53. Natural style: AFRO
• 56. Ancient character: RUNE
• 57. “Heavens to Betsy!”: EGAD!
• 59. Checkout lines?: UPC
• 60. Word with come or carry: -ONS

June 02, 2024 NYT Clues Answers

NYT Crossword and Answers - June 02, 2024

Welcome to NYT Puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is a most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today puzzle:

Across:

• 1. One way to order coffee: BLACK
• 6. Nike competitor: ASICS
• 11. Supporting character in costume?: MASCOT
• 17. Relieves: SOOTHES
• 19. Kiwi or cassowary: RATITE
• 21. VCR medium: TVTAPE
• 22. "RUFFALO" and "TWAIN"?: QUOTATIONMARKS
• 24. Make comfier over time, as clothes: WEARIN
• 25. Receptacle for remains: URN
• 26. Meat-and-pastry dish: POTPIE
• 27. Attempt to pull apart: RIPAT
• 29. Number that looks like 16-Down in binary code: TWO
• 30. Not eliminated yet: INIT
• 32. Support for a swing: TEE
• 33. HARLO and SMAR?: CUTOFFJEANS
• 36. Drinker's structure made from stacked cans: BEERAMID
• 39. Famed San Francisco theater, with "the": CASTRO
• 40. Like loose gemstones: UNSET
• 41. "Sign me up!": IMIN
• 42. "___ All That," 2021 rom-com remake: HES
• 43. Rip-offs at the movies: STUBS
• 45. Norse goddess of death: HEL
• 46. L^ORD and K^EMP?: JUMPINGJACKS
• 51. Camera type, for short: SLR
• 52. Only: MERE
• 53. Flavoring for ouzo or sambuca: ANISE
• 54. Stops: DESISTS
• 56. Words of decree: ITISSO
• 58. ___ check: MIC
• 59. Diego Rivera's "The Allegory of California," for one: MURAL
• 60. Metal coatings: PATINAS
• 63. *O'NEIL* and *ROGERS*?: STARBUCKS
• 66. CEEEEENA and LENNNNNON?: LONGJOHNS
• 70. Cutting tool with a reinforced spine: BACKSAW
• 72. ___ fritas (Cuban French fries): PAPAS
• 73. Cry of surprise upon discovering the culprit: YOU
• 74. Sole survivor in "Reservoir Dogs": MRPINK
• 77. Reply to a doubter: YESIDID
• 79. Baseball award given to Shohei Ohtani in '23: ALMVP
• 81. Votes of confidence: YEAS
• 82. Place for a stirrup: EAR
• 85. WILDERODDENBERRY?: SPLICEDGENES
• 87. Standard to exceed, metaphorically: BAR
• 88. Like security systems: ARMED
• 90. Solar wind particle: ION
• 91. Glow: AURA
• 92. Go with the flow: ADAPT
• 94. Part of a flight in which seatbelts must be worn: ASCENT
• 96. Portrayer of the show creator in "The Truman Show": EDHARRIS
• 100. S-O-L-O and L-A-N-G-E?: DASHEDHOPES
• 102. "Pshaw!": BAH
• 103. "Great" child detective: NATE
• 104. When repeated, nickname for Time's 2023 Person of the Year: TAY
• 105. Younger Jetson kid: ELROY
• 106. Have the nerve: DARETO
• 109. Moo goo ___ pan: GAI
• 110. "Got it now": AHISEE
• 112. RU$$ELL and BLA$$?: TWODOLLARBILLS
• 115. ___-than-thou: HOLIER
• 116. Peaceful: SERENE
• 117. Set one's sights: TOOKAIM
• 118. Something found beneath an arch: INSOLE
• 119. Leaders of the fam, with "the": RENTS
• 120. "Lovergirl" singer Marie: TEENA

Down:

• 1. Title spy in a Robert Ludlum series: BOURNE
• 2. Canadian dollar coin: LOONIE
• 3. QB stat: Abbr.: ATT
• 4. Cause to crack: CHAP
• 5. High-fat weight-loss diet, for short: KETO
• 6. Golfer Palmer, familiarly: ARNIE
• 7. "Ditto!": SAME
• 8. Give ___ go: ITA
• 9. Wispy cloud: CIRRUS
• 10. Half of a Caribbean nation: STKITTS
• 11. Workweek inits.: MTWTF
• 12. Roman farewell: AVE
• 13. The "S" of New York City's SIR train line: STATEN
• 14. Auto refreshes?: CARWASHES
• 15. Classic novel set in rural Nebraska: OPIONEERS
• 16. See 29-Across: TEN
• 17. Kind of kick in football: SQUIB
• 18. Easy mark: SITTINGDUCK
• 20. Gamers' games: ESPORTS
• 23. Subjective piece: OPED
• 28. Run ___ of: AFOUL
• 31. Strong poker holding, informally: TRIPS
• 33. Wine vessels: CASKS
• 34. Thin sauce: JUS
• 35. Pope who met with Attila the Hun: STLEO
• 37. French female friend: AMIE
• 38. Max's counterpart: MIN
• 39. Looney Tunes turtle: CECIL
• 42. Gets to vote: HASASAY
• 44. Takes along: BRINGS
• 46. Sticky situations: JAMS
• 47. Mole or mile: UNIT
• 48. Glam rock?: MICA
• 49. Preserves in slices, as meat: JERKS
• 50. Big name in motor oil: STP
• 52. Soybean product: MISO
• 55. First sultan of both Syria and Egypt: SALADIN
• 57. Cap worn by dervishes: TAJ
• 59. Person cleaning a horse's stable: MUCKER
• 61. The weather is a classically bland one: TOPIC
• 62. Neck and neck: INADEADHEAT
• 64. Certain baseball stats: RBIS
• 65. Severe social media punishment: BAN
• 67. Music for the masses?: HYMN
• 68. Nine, in Italian: NOVE
• 69. Has dinner: SUPS
• 71. Anderson who directed "Asteroid City": WES
• 72. One in plane clothes: PILOT
• 74. "That's on me": MYBAD
• 75. Novel fund-raising idea?: READATHON
• 76. Glides over the coast, say: PARASAILS
• 78. Favorably interprets: SPINS
• 79. Tourist destination in northern India: AGRA
• 80. Pick up: LEARN
• 83. Titular character in a Menotti opera: AMAHL
• 84. Some vacation destinations: RESORTS
• 86. "Obviously": DUH
• 88. Did a great job on, in modern slang: ATE
• 89. What's generated by solar panels: DCPOWER
• 93. Rehab therapy, informally: PHYSIO
• 95. Friend of Winnie-the-Pooh: EEYORE
• 96. Rap's ___ Sweatshirt: EARL
• 97. Sleeve style with slanted seams: RAGLAN
• 98. Padova's home: ITALIA
• 99. Not-so-good vibration?: SEISM
• 101. Big name in tractors: DEERE
• 102. Farmers' rolls: BALES
• 106. "I forbid it": DONT
• 107. Leisurely gait: TROT
• 108. Instrument with a vowel-heavy name: OBOE
• 110. Tuna type: AHI
• 111. Fish often served with kabayaki sauce: EEL
• 113. Cubs' home: DEN
• 114. Nickname for Isaac: IKE

XWordinfo Crossword Answers May 24, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

XWordinfo Crossword Complete Solution: May 24, 2025

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Our expert breakdown helps you solve the May 24 xWordinfo crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.

Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. Course on behavior, for short

5-letter answer Answer: PSYCH

Clue #2: 6. Song and dance

10-letter answer Answer: RIGAMAROLE

Word Help: Synonyms: rigamarole, rigmarole

Clue #3: 16. Lyrical piece

5-letter answer Answer: EPODE

Clue #4: 17. Like many jobs for recent grads

10-letter answer Answer: ENTRYLEVEL

Clue #5: 18. Feeling described as "hoping for the best, but fearing the worst"

16-letter answer Answer: CAUTIOUSOPTIMISM

Clue #6: 20. "That stings!"

3-letter answer Answer: OWW

Clue #7: 21. Becomes inoperable, in a way

5-letter answer Answer: RUSTS

Word Help: Synonyms: rusting, corrode, rust_fungus

Clue #8: 22. Sources of wind sounds

5-letter answer Answer: REEDS

Word Help: Synonyms: John_Reed, vibrating_reed, Walter_Reed

Clue #9: 23. Neck, in Newcastle

4-letter answer Answer: SNOG

Word Help: Synonyms: kiss, snog, osculate

Clue #10: 25. Scuttlebutt, these days

3-letter answer Answer: TEA

Word Help: Synonyms: afternoon_tea, tea_leaf, teatime

Clue #11: 26. Said, informally

4-letter answer Answer: WENT

Word Help: Synonyms: plump, locomote, blend
Antonyms: stop, come

Clue #12: 27. Places for change

6-letter answer Answer: PURSES

Word Help: Synonyms: handbag, pocketbook, bag

Clue #13: 29. Magic center, familiarly

4-letter answer Answer: SHAQ

Clue #14: 30. Certain digital denizen

3-letter answer Answer: SIM

Clue #15: 33. Share the spotlight

6-letter answer Answer: COLEAD

Clue #16: 34. Creature that returns to the beach where it was born for laying eggs

9-letter answer Answer: SEATURTLE

Clue #17: 36. Pixel-dense, for short

5-letter answer Answer: HIDEF

Clue #18: 37. Quickly

4-letter answer Answer: STAT

Clue #19: 38. Lousy pair to choose from

5-letter answer Answer: EVILS

Word Help: Synonyms: evilness, immorality, wickedness
Antonyms: good, goodness

Clue #20: 39. Infamous denier of Mary and Joseph

9-letter answer Answer: INNKEEPER

Word Help: Synonyms: boniface, host, innkeeper

Clue #21: 41. Guys

6-letter answer Answer: FELLAS

Word Help: Synonyms: bloke, gent, fellow

Clue #22: 42. Esq., often

3-letter answer Answer: ATT

Clue #23: 43. Rock band founded by three sisters

4-letter answer Answer: HAIM

Clue #24: 44. "Hey ___!" (Nickelodeon cartoon of 1996-2004)

6-letter answer Answer: ARNOLD

Word Help: Synonyms: Benedict_Arnold, Matthew_Arnold, Arnold

Clue #25: 45. Data command

4-letter answer Answer: SORT

Word Help: Synonyms: variety, assort, sieve

Clue #26: 46. Whatever

3-letter answer Answer: ANY

Word Help: Synonyms: whatsoever, whatever, any

Clue #27: 47. Digital recording pioneer

4-letter answer Answer: TIVO

Clue #28: 49. "Yeah, sure"

5-letter answer Answer: UHHUH

Clue #29: 51. Producers of some waves

5-letter answer Answer: SINES

Word Help: Synonyms: goof, sin, blunder

Clue #30: 53. Letters for the dearly departed

3-letter answer Answer: RIP

Word Help: Synonyms: pull, rip, crosscurrent

Clue #31: 54. Positive result of having 18-Across, perhaps

16-letter answer Answer: PLEASANTSURPRISE

Clue #32: 57. "Don't expect that from me"

10-letter answer Answer: INEVERWILL

Clue #33: 58. Let up

5-letter answer Answer: EASED

Word Help: Synonyms: relieved, alleviated, eased

Clue #34: 59. Charges that vary between states

10-letter answer Answer: SALESTAXES

Clue #35: 60. Culls, with "out"

5-letter answer Answer: WEEDS

Word Help: Synonyms: Mary_Jane, skunk, grass
Antonyms: cultivated_plant

Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. River that once marked the boundary of the Wild West

5-letter answer Answer: PECOS

Word Help: Synonyms: Pecos_River, Pecos

Clue #2: 2. Location where a video game character starts (or restarts) a level

10-letter answer Answer: SPAWNPOINT

Clue #3: 3. Incredulous reply to a daring scheme

10-letter answer Answer: YOUWOULDNT

Clue #4: 4. Summer hrs. in Iowa

3-letter answer Answer: CDT

Clue #5: 5. Mary I, to Henry VIII

4-letter answer Answer: HEIR

Word Help: Synonyms: heir, heritor, successor

Clue #6: 6. Finds another purpose for

6-letter answer Answer: REUSES

Word Help: Synonyms: reprocess, reuse, recycle

Clue #7: 7. Quick start?

5-letter answer Answer: INSTA

Clue #8: 8. Old muscle cars

4-letter answer Answer: GTOS

Clue #9: 9. "Human Concretion" sculptor

3-letter answer Answer: ARP

Word Help: Synonyms: Hans_Arp, Jean_Arp, Arp

Clue #10: 10. Nice thing to hear from one's dining partner

7-letter answer Answer: MYTREAT

Clue #11: 11. Xenomorph who can produce humanoid offspring

10-letter answer Answer: ALIENQUEEN

Clue #12: 12. Held another session

5-letter answer Answer: REMET

Clue #13: 13. Younger contemporary of Virgil

4-letter answer Answer: OVID

Word Help: Synonyms: Publius_Ovidius_Naso, Ovid

Clue #14: 14. Minus

4-letter answer Answer: LESS

Word Help: Synonyms: to_a_lesser_extent, less
Antonyms: more

Clue #15: 15. Water-resistant wood

3-letter answer Answer: ELM

Word Help: Synonyms: elmwood, elm, elm_tree

Clue #16: 19. Exposed

5-letter answer Answer: OUTED

Word Help: Synonyms: out, come_out_of_the_closet, come_out

Clue #17: 24. Xi's language

5-letter answer Answer: GREEK

Word Help: Synonyms: Greek, Hellenic_language, Hellene

Clue #18: 26. "You did ___?!"

4-letter answer Answer: WHAT

Clue #19: 28. Shelters from the heat?

10-letter answer Answer: SAFEHOUSES

Clue #20: 29. Brand

4-letter answer Answer: SEAR

Word Help: Synonyms: sear, char, parch

Clue #21: 30. Classic poem with the lines "Leaving behind nights of terror and fear ... Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear"

10-letter answer Answer: STILLIRISE

Clue #22: 31. Not recommended

10-letter answer Answer: ILLADVISED

Clue #23: 32. Eton ___ (traditional English dessert)

4-letter answer Answer: MESS

Word Help: Synonyms: mickle, plenty, hole

Clue #24: 33. Smoothie seed

4-letter answer Answer: CHIA

Clue #25: 34. A flute might have a short one

4-letter answer Answer: STEM

Word Help: Synonyms: stem_turn, halt, staunch

Clue #26: 35. Place for a camper

5-letter answer Answer: RVLOT

Clue #27: 37. Implement at a roast

4-letter answer Answer: SPIT

Word Help: Synonyms: ptyalise, sprinkle, patter

Clue #28: 40. Aviation legend

7-letter answer Answer: EARHART

Word Help: Synonyms: Earhart, Amelia_Earhart

Clue #29: 41. Word with air or deep

5-letter answer Answer: FRYER

Word Help: Synonyms: frier, pullet, fryer

Clue #30: 44. Undoes, in court

6-letter answer Answer: ANNULS

Word Help: Synonyms: avoid, void, vacate
Antonyms: validate

Clue #31: 45. Manscape, perhaps

5-letter answer Answer: SHAVE

Word Help: Synonyms: shaving, knock_off, trim

Clue #32: 46. Proverbial thing to cross, in politics

5-letter answer Answer: AISLE

Word Help: Synonyms: gangway, aisle

Clue #33: 48. One-sided columns

5-letter answer Answer: OPEDS

Clue #34: 49. Radius neighbor

4-letter answer Answer: ULNA

Word Help: Synonyms: elbow_bone, ulna

Clue #35: 50. Direction for a dog

4-letter answer Answer: HEEL

Word Help: Synonyms: bounder, reheel, heel

Clue #36: 51. Thin rods, in some product names

4-letter answer Answer: STIX

Clue #37: 52. Send flying

4-letter answer Answer: SPEW

Word Help: Synonyms: honk, regorge, spue
Antonyms: keep_down

Clue #38: 54. Magnum and Spade, for short

3-letter answer Answer: PIS

Word Help: Synonyms: protease_inhibitor, private_investigator, private_eye

Clue #39: 55. Music group co-founded by Dr. Dre

3-letter answer Answer: NWA

Clue #40: 56. Social media star Addison ___

3-letter answer Answer: RAE

Expert Solving Strategies

• Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
• Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
• Check vowel patterns in partially solved words

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